English 9 Flashcards
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What is a conjunction?
A conjunction is a word used to connect words or groups of words.
What are the four types of conjunctions?
The four types of conjunctions are coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs, and subordinate conjunctions.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
A coordinating conjunction joins words or groups of words that are similar.
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
The coordinating conjunctions are and, but, or, nor, so, and yet.
What do coordinating conjunctions connect?
Coordinating conjunctions connect words and phrases.
What are correlative conjunctions?
Correlative conjunctions are conjunctions used in pairs to connect words or groups of words that have equal importance in a sentence.
What should the parts of the sentence connected by correlative conjunctions have?
The parts of the sentence connected should have parallel structure.
What do correlative conjunctions emphasize?
Correlative conjunctions emphasize the relationship between the connected words.
